Peter German, front left, former deputy commissioner of the RCMP, speaks about his review of anti-money laundering practices in the province as B.C. Attorney General David Eby listens during a news conference, in Vancouver, on Wednesday June 27, 2018. Money-laundering operations through Vancouver-area casinos is tied to the opioid crisis and the real-estate market in British Columbia, Eby said Wednesday as he released an independent report that details how organized crime groups used the gaming industry.

Horgan has been asked multiple times since the German report’s release about the possibility of a public inquiry. Any possible public inquiry would be discussed in cabinet and decided upon as a group.

A recent poll from Research Co. found that 76 per cent of British Columbians want to see a public inquiry into the issue. A similar poll conducted in June found the same amount of support for an inquiry.

Coleman has done multiple media interviews since the release of the German Report.

The former minister responsible for gaming said BC Liberals did “everything we could” to crack down on casino money laundering.

When Coleman was serving as solicitor general, the government decided to scrap the Integrated Illegal Gambling Enforcement Team (IIGET) even though there were reports that showed substantial money laundering in B.C. casinos.

The federal government has also taken a new interest in the money laundering issue. Horgan said he spoke to Bill Blair, the new Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction, last week.

Blair was recently tasked with dealing with the money laundering issue, but it’s not immediately clear how he plans to tackle B.C.’s money laundering problems.

Over the past year there have been discussions within B.C.’s government about starting a money laundering task force with assistance from Ottawa, or requesting funds to increase the number of RCMP officers focused on crimes connected to money laundering.

Horgan says the federal government plays an important role in fixing the problem.

“Demonstrating there is a problem and then taking steps to address it. That would be a success,” said Horgan.

“That means law enforcement, that means the federal government is doing its part to help us track and monitor illegal money coming into the country if it’s offshore.”